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Vulnerability record · CVE-2007-6114 · published 23 November 2007

CVE-2007-6114: Wireshark memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Wireshark · Wireshark

Multiple buffer overflows in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.0 through 0.99.6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) the SSL dissector or (2) the iSeries (OS/400) Communication trace file parser.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 6.2% · top 6.7% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
6.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
56References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.0 through 0.99.6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) the SSL dissector or (2) the iSeries (OS/400) Communication trace file parser.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199958
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00008.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/27777 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27817 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28197 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28207 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28288 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28304 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28325 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28564 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28583 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29048 Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-23.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018988
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0004
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1414
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:001
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:1
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0058.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0059.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485792/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26532 Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3956
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2007-03.html Patch
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1975
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10708
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00606.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00712.html
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199958
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00008.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/27777 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27817 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28197 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28207 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28288 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28304 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28325 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28564 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28583 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29048 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2007-6114), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.